“ As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. ”
The king resumes, taking up the bride’s comparison: “As the lily excels in beauty the thorny shrubs among which it grows, so my friend excels her companions.”
As the lily among thorns, so [is] my (a) love among the daughters. (a) Thus Christ prefers his Church above all other things.
Mutual Praise and Praise of Love. The bride sets herself forth as the Rose ( meadow saffron or crocus ) of Sharon (or the plain ) and the Lily ( scarlet anemone? ) of the valley. To this the lov...
As the lily . As. lily: the shepherd, taking up her word in his reply. thorns. See note on 2 Kings 14:9 . my love . my friend. Hebrew. ra'yah . See note on Song of Solomon 1:9 . Feminine aga...
DISCOURSE: 849 THE CHURCH’S FELLOWSHIP WITH CHRIST Song of Solomon 2:1-3 . I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. As t...
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. As the lily among thorns, so (is) my love - Jesus Christ to the Bride ( Matthew 10:16 ). "Thorns," i:e., the wicked ( Psalms 57:4...
The Ardent Affection of the Lovers 2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.
Among the daughters — i.e., among other maidens.
TRUE LOVE TESTED Song of Solomon 1:1-17 ; Song of Solomon 2:1-17 ; Song of Solomon 3:1-11 ; Song of Solomon 4:1-16 ; Song of Solomon 5:1 THE poem opens with a scene in Solomon's palace. A co...
No Book has been provocative of more controversy than this. The question at issue is as to its place and value in Holy Scripture. While there are different varieties of each, the interpretations may...
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. But whatever obscurity is found in the former verse to whom the words belong, there can be none here. Evidently Jesus is here speaking of...
As the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the daughters. These are manifestly the words of Christ concerning his church, whom he calls "my love", Song of Solomon 1:9 ; and was his love still...
As the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the daughters. Ver. 2. As the lily among the thorns. ] The lily is white, pure, and pleasant, having six leaves (and thence its name a in Hebrew),...
I am the rose of Sharon These are the words of the bridegroom. He compares himself to the rose and lily, for fragrancy and beauty. Sharon was a very fruitful place, and famous for roses. As the li...
Christ the Rose of Sharon. 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so...
As the lily among thorns; compared with thorns, which it unspeakably exceeds in glory and beauty; so is my love among the daughters; so far, and much more, doth my church or people excel all othe...
“As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.” He now tells her lovingly, that compared with all other women he has known, she is like a lily among thorns, a flowering beauty among...
Notes Song of Solomon 2:1 : I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys . ‘I am,’ &c. Opinions divided as to who is the speaker. The Bridegroom. ORIGEN, THEODORET, and the great maj...
so is How poor are the similes of the bride as compared with those of the Bridegroom. To him, she is a "lily among thorns; she can only say that he is "as the apple tree among the trees of the...
We believe that this song sets forth the mutual love of Christ and his believing people. It is a book of deep mystery, not to be understood except by the initiated; but those who have learnt a life o...
Song of Solomon 2:1 . Sharon was a fertile district not far from Nazareth. 1 Chronicles 27:29 ; Isaiah 33:9 ; Isaiah 65:10 . Song of Solomon 2:6 . His left hand is under my head, conferring...
As the lily among thorns, so is My love among the daughters. The lily among thorns I. First, I think my text very beautifully sets forth the relation of the Church and of every individual to Ch...
EXPOSITION Song of Solomon 2:2 As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. The king responds, taking up the lovely simile and giving it a very apt and charming turn, "My lo...
The Mutual Love of Christ and the Church. The Bride Protests the Fervor of her Love
1 Peter 2:12 ; Isaiah 55:13 ; Matthew 10:16 ; Matthew 6:28 ; Matthew 6:29 ; Philippians 2:15 ; Philippians 2:16
Among — Compared with thorns, which it unspeakably exceeds in glory and beauty. So — So far, doth my church or people, excel all other assemblies. The title of daughter, is often given to whole nat...